Violent Crime Down In Midtown After Wild End to 2015: Atlanta Police

ATLANTA, GA -- What a difference a year makes. Atlanta police said violent crime is down 25 percent in Midtown compared to a year ago, according to WGCL.

Atlanta police Maj. Scott Kreher credits new initiatives implemented by the police department as a major force in slowing down a wave of violent incidents that plagued the community in 2015.

“We created a power shift to work where the criminal activity was prevalent,” Kreher, Zone 5 commander, told WGCL.

A few of the Patch headlines from this time last year:

• Thief Steals $20K of Louis Vuitton Purses: Police
• Burglars Target Midtown-Area Clothes Store...Again
• Arrests Made in Carjacking of Elderly Woman
• Carjacking Victim Dies
• Police Seek Cross-Dressing Robbery Suspect
• Smash and Grab Suspects Caught on Camera
• Atlanta Symphony Members Robbed at Gunpoint
• Shots Fired in Midtown Robbery, Girl Injured: Report
• Aggravated Assault on Peachtree Street; Another Larceny at Varsity
• 'Midtown Puncher' Strikes Again
• Burglars Tie Up Security Guard: Police (Update)

Now, officers believe they have turned it around in Midtown, thanks to a reallocation of resources, according to the WGCL report.

Kreher said Zone 5 has benefited from more officers out and about – and not just in cruisers, but on foot patrol, bicycles and Segways.

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